Midwest Archaeological Research Services

FIELD SCHOOL 2018

June 11th-June 22nd

The 2018 combined McHenry County College, William Rainey Harper College, and Elgin Community College summer archaeological field school will be held at Macktown Living History Education Center in the Macktown Forest Preserve located at : 2221 Freeport Road, Rockton llinois 61072.

Students will learn:

Proper Survey Techniques

Proper Excavation Techniques

Basic Artifact Identification and Analysis

Mapping Procedures

Site Photography

Midwest Cultural History

Soil Morphology

PLANS FOR 2018 SEASON

The 2018 excavation will be taking place at "Boat Stone Grove". An area never fully explored at Macktown. Students will have the opportunity to excavate and analyze prehistoric artifacts that are thousands of years old.